The Olmsted Falls school board is expected tonight to name Assistant Superintendent James L. Lloyd to succeed Superintendent Todd F. Hoadley, who is leaving the district in July.

School board President James Weisbarth said members decided to stay in-house and not do a wider search.

“He brings a skill set from his current post that is unmatched and we felt we didn’t need to spend money on a search,” he said. “We’ve known him for many years here in this district. He is very open and personable. He is an asset to the district.”

Lloyd had been with the district from 1995 to 1998 as a school psychologist and returned in 2007 to become the district’s assistant superintendent. He took on the added duty of principal of the Early Childhood Center in 2010. From 1998 to 2007, he was the Westlake district’s pupil services director.

Lloyd was interviewed for more than two hours during a recent school board executive session and met with the district’s two union groups. Weisbarth said the board received solicited and unsolicited comments supporting his candidacy.

In an email response, Lloyd wrote that after tonight’s vote, he will consider himself “one of the most fortunate people on the planet.” He said when he began his career as an administrator 15 years ago, he never set a goal of becoming a superintendent.

“It just happened, and to have it occur in the place where I started my educational career is simply surreal,” he wrote. “I consider myself very fortunate that the school board sees me as the successor to Dr. Hoadley. While I am probably biased, during a time of rapid change in education, continuity of leadership is important. I think I bring that and a track record of being collaborative, genuine and communicative.”

Lloyd, his wife and their three children now live in Avon, but plan to relocate into the district soon.

Last month Hoadley accepted the offer to become the Dublin school district superintendent effective Aug. 1.

The Olmsted Falls school district includes Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township and parts of Berea, North Olmsted and Columbia Township.

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